Gionfriddo. Michael J. Gionfriddo

October 13, 1995

GIONFRIDDO. Michael J. Gionfriddo, 75, of Wethersfield, husband of Lucy (Vasquez) Gionfriddo, died Tuesday (Oct. 10, 1995) at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Santo Gionfriddo of Hartford, and the late Maria (Tabacca) Gionfriddo, and lived in Wethersfield since 1950. He was the president of Gionfriddo's Restaurant, Asylum Street, Hartford. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army 22nd Infantry. He was a member of the D.A.V., National 4th (Ivy) Division Association, the American Legion, Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Elks B.P.O.E. No. 2308, V.F.W., International Geneva Association, Inc., life member of the Hartford Chapter Unico National, honorary member of Fr. James J. Gannon Council #4193 Knights of Columbus, and Wethersfield Country Club. Besides his wife and father, he is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Robert J. Cournoyer of Glastonbury; two sons and daughters-in-law, Santo M. and Laurie Gionfriddo of Newington, and Michael Jr. and Elizabeth Gionfriddo of Bristol; two brothers, Frank P. Gionfriddo of Old Lyme, and Santo Gionfriddo Jr. of South Windsor; a sister, Rose Gambarotta of Glastonbury; six grandchildren, Carrie, Michael Justin, William, Mary Elizabeth, Melissa Jean, and Matthew; an uncle, Sam Tabacca of New Britain; and many other relatives and friends, among them a dear cousin, Marie Nigro of Old Saybrook. The funeral is Saturday, 9 a.m., from the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield, with a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., in the Church of the Incarnation, Wethersfield. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, with full military honors. Calling hours are today, 4-8 p.m., at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dialysis Unit at St. Francis Hospital, c/o Fund Development Office, 114 Woodland St., Hartford 06105, or to the American Lung Association, 45 Ash St., East Hartford 06118.